Go to HINDI Lessons
I. Mini-project (developed by Romeena Kureishy and edited by Iran Arbabi sponsored by STARTALK@NYU)
- Our Games ہمارے کھیل (Novice Mid/High)
- Eid: Full Moon, Henna and Bangles چاند رات ، مہندی اور چوڑیاں (Novice Mid – heritage)
- Street Food in Pakistan پاکستان کے لذیذ کھانے (Novice Mid/High)
- Time and Trip Planning وقت اور سفر کی منصوبہ بندی (Novice High/Intermediate Low)
- Craftsworkers and Handicrafts دست کار اور دست کاری (Intermediate Low/Mid)
- Grandma Stories نانی اماں کی کہانیاں (Intermediate High/Advanced Low)
- The Walled City of Lahore اندرون لاھور (Intermediate High/Advanced Low)
- Travel to Karachi کراچی کا سفر (Intermediate Low)
- Real estate زمینی جائداد (Intermediate Low)
- Art (Connections Standard – varied levels)
- Art (Novice Mid-High)
- Travelogue (Advanced Low)
II. Extended collection (develop for and during STARTALK@NYU workshops)
- Child Labor (Intermediate Mid/High, developed by Professor Aftab Ahmad)
- We Sinful Women (Intermediate High/Advanced Low, developed by Aftab Ahmad)
- Film Review (Intermediate Range, developed by Professor Tahira Naqvi)
- Nature Story-Based Unit (Novice High/Intermediate Low, developed by Professor Tahira Naqvi and Arjumand Bano)
- Pakistani Home (Novice High Level, based on STARTALK sample lesson plan)
- Weather/Travel (Novice Mid/High, developed by Rosanne Zeppieri and Rajni Bhargava)
- Celebrations and Homes (Novice level; units include real-life situation-based task, activities and materials, developed by STARTALK@NYU alumni, names listed in documents)
- Food and Health Topic: Novice level
- Food Topic: Intermediate level
- Food and Health Topic: Advanced level
III. Burqa Avenger
Collection (by Tahira Naqvi)
Teaching Materials (developed by Amnah Moghees, Urdu FLTA 2016-2017, NYU)
The following handouts are based on the cartoon Burqa Avenger and provide a variety of literacy activities for Novice and Intermediate level students. The Q/A section in the activities can also be used for oral practice.
- Episode Polio – Novice
- Episode Girls’ Education – Novice
- Girls’ Future – Novice
- Episode Basant – Novice
- Episode Girls’ Education – Intermediate
- Episode Basant – Intermediate
IV. Sample Tasks for each mode at each level:
V. Student Work:
Student Final Presentations (Spring 2022, Advanced Urdu: Readings in Urdu literature)